Intercultural Communication in Borobudur Homestay Village

Borobudur is one of 10 new Bali programs. Therefore, it is probable that residents around the tourist sites in Borobudur have the opportunity to interact with foreign tourists. With differences in cultural and linguistic backgrounds, it certainly raises the dynamics of intercultural communication between local communities, homestay owners and tourists. This research was conducted to see the process of intercultural communication that occurred in the Borobudur Home stay Kampung community with foreign tourists visiting as an initial illustration of the community's readiness to face the priority tourism program. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data collection techniques using semi-structured interviews. The technical analysis of this research data uses the process of interaction analysis. While the technical validity of the data using data triangulation. The results show that there is anxiety experienced by homestay managers when interacting with foreign tourists. Anxiety has a different dose. The level of anxiety and uncertainty that tends to be above the upper and lower limits causes homestay managers to choose to limit their interactions with foreign tourists. While homestay managers with a degree of anxiety and uncertainty in the middle position tend to be ideal because it fosters motivation on homestay managers to interact and learn to improve their skills in foreign languages.